Means for attaching stockings, socks, or the like to suspenders



igatented @ab 3Q, i923. l L4? UNITED` STATES PATENT FFHCE HUGOADAHMS, OF BERLIN, GERMANY.

MEANS FOR ATTACHING STOCKINGS, SOCKS, OR THE LIKE TO SUSPENDERS.

Application filed April 16, 1923. Serial No. 632,471.

To all whom/twang concern.' a known manner by a sleeve m. The elastic Be .1t known that I, HUGO DAHMs, a subsuspender is attached to this sleeve by being ject ot the Republic of Germany, and resisewn round it. 55

dent of Berlin, Germany, have invented a lThe inclined limbs of the upper, larger 5 new anduseiul Means for Attaching Stocktriangular part force the stocking through ings, Socks, or the like to Suspenders (for the pull of the suspender into the bottom which I have filed an application in Ge-rangle of the said part and consequently to many, No. 103,823, X/Sa, March 2, 1922), of embrace the lower, smaller triangular part 60 which the following is a specification. c more and more towards its apen, thus prerlhe present invention relates to stocking venting the stocking from becoming deor sock suspenders and has for its object to tachedunintentionally. provide improved mea-ns for attaching the Having now particularly described and stocking or sock to the suspender, which ascertained the nature of my said invention 65 will be particularly simple and easily maand in what ina-nner the same is to be per# l5 nipulated and which will not be bulky. formed, I declare that what I claim is The attaching means according to the l. Means for attaching stockings, socks present invention consists Vol a triangular and the like to Suspenders, comprising a tristirrup with an extension at its apex or low angular wire stirrup having the apex di- 70 est point forming a smaller triangle or the rected downwardly, and a smaller triangulike, the stocking being drawn through the lar wire member having its apex connected larger triangle and laid over lthe base of the with the apex of the stirrup, the portion of smaller triangle. The pull on the suspender the wire constituting the apices of the stircauses the fabric to cling tightly round the rup and triangular member being twisted 75 extension and to press it rmly int-o the apex together to prevent separation of the sides of the triangle, thereby holding the stocking of the stirrup and triangular member, the securely. TheI stocking is readily released stocking being adapted to be drawn through after the stirrup has been turned upwards. and compressed in the apex of the stirrup The accompanying drawing represents a and to be laid over the base ot the smaller 80 constructional forni of the invent-ion, triangular member.

Figures 1 and 2 showing the attaching' 2. Means for attaching stockings, socks means in the course of construction and in and the like to Suspenders, comprising a trihe finished State, angular wire stirrup having the apex di- Figure 3 the manner in which the att-achrected downwardly, and a smaller triangular 85 ino' means is attached to the suspender and wire member having its apex connected with 85 llligure 4 a side view of Figure 3, partly the apex of the stirrup, the portion ot theV in Section wire constituting the apices ot the stirrup The attaching means consists of a wire and triangular member being twisted tost-ructure in the form ot a triangular stirget-her to prevent separation of the sides of 90 rup Z) and a part c, which is also triangular the stirrup and rectangular member, the 40 in shape and forms an extension at the botstocking being adapted to be drawn through tom angle oi the triangle. The wire is proand compressed in the apex of the stirrup vided in a known manner with a covering of and to be laid over the base ot the smaller rubber, textile fabric or the like, which acts triangular member, and a tubular covering 95 a protect-ion lor the stocking and helps applied to the wire constitiltingthe stirrup the stocking fabric to adhere, After the and smaller triangular member.

rubber tube or the like has been drawn over In testinuin)n whereof .li have signed my the wire the extension e is twisted through naine to this specification. 1800 relatively tol the stirrup b, so that the point of connection between these two parts HUGO DAHMS' is closed and the stocking is prevented from Witnesses:

slipping through. HANS NEIMAN,

The ends s of the wire are surrounded in KARL MARBERRY. 

